Crime Rates at North Road, Durham, DH1 4SH

North Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Durham South , and the 17th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Road (DH1 4SH) in the last 12 months was 881.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2196.4% higher than the Durham South average (38.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 179 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 219 (≈ 312.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (DH1 4SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 257 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Bank (129 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.